Where does “doblone” come from?
doblone (Italian) comes from Spanish doblón, from Spanish doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.
doblone (Italian): doubloon
Ancestry of “doblone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | doblón | doubloon |
| 2 | Spanish | doble | double; twofold; double, twice as much |
| 3 | Latin | dūplus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | — |